The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
Alphabetical Index
addressing one’s superior by first name (superior’s perspective)
addressing people whom one does not know well by first name
addressing teachers and bosses
admitting you don’t understand
against constraining others’ opinions
against forcing opinions on others
against imposing one’s will on someone else
against needing to have the same opinion
against preventing someone from doing something that they want to do
against taking over what someone else is doing
against ‘ordering people about’
asking people to bring food to a gathering
Australia is a great place to live
avoid coming across as too serious
becoming better friends with someone
being considerate of others (in conversation topics)
being distracted or using phones in classes
body language in conversations
can you/could you/would you do X?
co-operative interruption in English
consideration of others in expression of opinions
defiance, rebelliousness, and larrikinism
discouraging feelings of ‘specialness’
discouraging wanting other people’s admiration
discourse interaction in English
doing something when something bad happens
don’t take things (jokes) personally
everyone has the right to disagree
expression of negative feelings
expression of positive feelings
faithfully representing facts (how it happened)
faithfully representing facts (what happened)
favouring being able to 'see the funny side' of many situations
formulating requests as questions
formulating requests as suggestions
gendered attitudes to use of swear words
give you a heads up on something
having dissenting opinions in classrooms
hedging in expression of opinions
how to avoid imposing your opinion
how to make a reasonable request
I'm going to kick/punch the shit out of X
intrusive interruption in English
it’s my place, I decide what can happen”
it’s my place, I decide what can’t happen
it’s my place, I decide what other people can do
joining in a conversation with other people
justifying what you think (when you think something bad)
meeting up with someone whom you haven’t seen for a while
not being forced to do something
not being intolerant of other people’s opinions
not criticizing someone else’s opinion
not forcing others to do things for you
not forcing someone to do something
not losing face when asking for help
obligation to answer questions
offering explanations for requests
presuming and valuing perceived ‘shared ordinariness’
projecting presumed social similarity and social equality in interaction
projecting presumed solidarity in interaction
relying on nearby friends rather than far away family
softening disagreement with partial agreement
someone takes themselves too seriously
suggestive approach to influencing others
taking an offering to someone’s house
talking to acquaintances to be friends
talking to someone when you feel bad
teacher’s role in a classroom – primary and secondary
teacher’s role in a classroom – university
telling someone when you are not on time
telling the teacher what happened
tolerance of other opinions in expressing your own
understanding 'helpful suggestions'
understanding a teacher’s general teaching style
unreasonable demands and expectations
using 'helpful suggestions' to avoid a directive
using swear/curse words in high solidarity situations
valuing presumed social similarity and social equality
wanting to do something friendly with someone you don’t know well
when to change the topic of conversation
when to get the teacher’s attention
when to respond more to ‘how are you’
where (who, what, etc.) the hell....?
who you can do jocular abuse with